Definition of Magnification. Meaning of Magnification. Synonyms of Magnification

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Definition of Magnification

Magnification
Magnification Mag`ni*fi*ca"tion, n. The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration. [R.]

Meaning of Magnification from wikipedia

- optical magnification. When this number is less than one, it refers to a reduction in size, sometimes called de-magnification. Typically, magnification is...
- pupil magnification of an optical system is the ratio of the diameter of the exit pupil to the diameter of the entrance pupil. The pupil magnification is...
- In neuroscience, cortical magnification describes how many neurons in an area of the visual cortex are 'responsible' for processing a stimulus of a given...
- Look up magnification in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Magnification is the enlargement of an image. Magnification may also refer to: Exaggeration...
- 1899 by W. H. Walmsley for close-up images with less than 10 diameters magnification, to distinguish from true photo-micrographs. Development of the photo-micrograph...
- Magnification is the nineteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released on 10 September 2001 by Eagle Records. It is their only...
- often have fixed low-power magnification such as 1× (parity magnification or "non-magnifying"), 2×, 3× or 4x magnifications, sometimes 5× or more. Although...
- Biomagnification, also known as bioamplification or biological magnification, is the increase in concentration of a substance, e.g a pesticide, in the...
- dissecting microscope is an optical microscope variant designed for low magnification observation of a sample, typically using light reflected from the surface...
- microscope, thereby enabling the user to take photographs at reasonably high magnification. Scientific use began in England in 1850 by Richard Hill Norris FRSE...